Accipiter cirrocephalus

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the collared sparrowhawk.


Accipiter virgatus

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the besra.


Accipiter cooperii

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – Cooper's hawk.


Accipiter erythropus

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the red-thighed sparrowhawk.


Accipiter minullus

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the little sparrowhawk.


Accipiter ovampensis

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – Ovambo sparrowhawk.


Erythrotriorchis buergersi

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – chestnut-shouldered goshawk.


Butastur liventer

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – rufous-winged buzzard, of southeastern Asia.


Accipiter erythronemius

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the rufous-thighed hawk.


Accipiter rhodogaster

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the vinous-breasted sparrowhawk.


Urotriorchis macrourus

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – long-tailed hawk, of tropical rain forests of central and western Africa.


Gallirallus

From Latin gallus (“chicken”) + rallus (“rail”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Rallidae – rails of Australasia and Oceania.


Accipiter fasciatus

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – brown goshawk.


Accipiter henicogrammus

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – Moluccan goshawk.


Accipiter collaris

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – semicollared hawk, of montane forests of northwestern South America.


Accipiter haplochrous

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the white-bellied goshawk.


Accipiter luteoschistaceus

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – slaty-mantled goshawk.


Kaupifalco monogrammicus

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the lizard buzzard.


Accipiter albogularis

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the pied goshawk.


Accipiter ventralis

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – plain-breasted hawk.


Accipiter madagascariensis

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the Madagascar sparrowhawk.


Accipiter henstii

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the Henst's goshawk.


Accipiter chilensis

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the Chilean hawk.


Megatriorchis doriae

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the Doria's goshawk.


Accipiter bicolor

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the bicolored hawk.


Accipiter melanoleucus

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the black sparrowhawk.


Accipiter gundlachi

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – Gundlach's hawk, of Cuba.


Leucopternis melanops

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the black-faced hawk.


Accipiter chionogaster

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – white-breasted hawk.


Butastur teesa

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – white-eyed buzzard, of southeast Asia.


Leucopternis princeps

Morphnarchus princeps
Morphnarchus princeps

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the barred hawk, now Morphnarchus princeps.


Butastur indicus

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the grey-faced buzzard, of east Asia.


Geranospiza caerulescens

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the crane hawk.


Erythrotriorchis radiatus

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the red goshawk.


Leucopternis occidentalis

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – grey-backed hawk, now Pseudastur occidentalis.


Accipiter gentilis

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – northern goshawk.


Leucopternis plumbeus

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the plumbeous hawk, now Cryptoleucopteryx plumbea.


Pseudastur albicollis

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – white hawk.


Leucopternis schistaceus

Buteogallus schistaceus
Buteogallus schistaceus#Translingual

(obsolete) A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – slate-colored hawk, synonym of Buteogallus schistaceus.


Leucopternis lacernulatus

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the white-necked hawk, now Buteogallus lacernulatus.


Leucopternis kuhli

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the white-browed hawk.


Buteogallus gundlachii

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – Cuban black hawk.


Buteogallus urubitinga

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – great black hawk, principally of the tropical Americas.


Buteogallus meridionalis

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – savanna hawk, of much of South America.


Leucopternis semiplumbeus

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the semiplumbeous hawk.


Butastur rufipennis

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the grasshopper buzzard, found in sub-Saharan Africa, north of the Equator.


Parabuteo unicinctus

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – Harris's hawk.


Buteogallus anthracinus

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – common black hawk, found from Arizona to coastal northern South America.


Buteogallus aequinoctialis

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the rufous crab hawk.


Leucopternis polionotus

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the mantled hawk, now Pseudastur polionotus.


Accipiter nisus

From Latin accipiter (“hawk”) and from Ancient Greek νῖσος (nîsos).

Eurasian sparrowhawk
Eurasian sparrowhawk

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – Eurasian sparrowhawk, sparrowhawk, or sparhawk.


Harpyhaliaetus coronatus

Buteogallus coronatus
Wikispecies:Buteogallus coronatus

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – crowned solitary eagle, Synonym of Buteogallus coronatus.


Pithecophaga jefferyi

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the Philippine eagle.


Aquila rapax

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – tawny eagle.


Aquila nipalensis

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – steppe eagle.


Aquila adalberti

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the Spanish imperial eagle.


Busarellus nigricollis

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the black-collared hawk, found in the swamps of most countries of South and Central America.


Buteo refectus

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the Himalayan buzzard, formerly Buteo burmanicus.


Clanga pomarina

lesser spotted eagle
lesser spotted eagle

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – lesser spotted eagle of Eastern Europe.


Buteo socotraensis

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the Socotra buzzard.


Buteo japonicus

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the eastern buzzard, now treated as Buteo buteo japonicus.


Harpia harpyja

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the harpy eagle.


Ictinaetus malaiensis

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the black eagle.


Spizaetus ornatus

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – ornate hawk-eagle, of the tropical Americas.


Aquila africana

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the Cassin's hawk-eagle.


Aquila clanga

greater spotted eagle
greater spotted eagle

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the greater spotted eagle, now Clanga clanga, wintering from Egypt to eastern China.


Aquila verreauxii

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – Verreaux's eagle, black eagle, principally of southern and eastern Africa.


Morphnus guianensis

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – crested eagle.


Aquila gurneyi

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the Gurney's eagle.


Buteo trizonatus

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the forest buzzard.


Hieraaetus pennatus

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the booted eagle.


Hieraaetus ayresii

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the Ayres's hawk-eagle.


Geranoaetus melanoleucus

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – black-chested buzzard-eagle, of temperate and subtropical South America.


Hieraaetus weiskei

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the pygmy eagle.


Aquila spilogaster

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the African hawk-eagle.


Hieraaetus wahlbergi

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – Wahlberg's eagle.


Phalcoboenus megalopterus

A taxonomic species within the family Falconidae – the mountain caracara.


Aquila fasciata

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the Bonelli's eagle.


Nisaetus cirrhatus

changeable hawk-eagle
changeable hawk-eagle

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – changeable hawk-eagle, of complex taxonomy.


Haliaeetus vociferoides

Madagascan fish eagle
Madagascan fish eagle

Madagascar fish eagle
Madagascar fish eagle

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the Madagascan fish eagle or Madagascar fish eagle.


Nisaetus kelaarti

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – Legge's hawk-eagle.


Buteo nitidus

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the gray-lined hawk.


Nisaetus nanus

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – Wallace's hawk-eagle.


Polemaetus bellicosus

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – martial eagle.


Nisaetus philippensis

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the Philippine hawk-eagle.


Hieraaetus morphnoides

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the little eagle.


Nisaetus lanceolatus

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the Sulawesi hawk-eagle.


Falco rupicoloides

A taxonomic species within the family Falconidae – the greater kestrel.


Micrastur ruficollis

A taxonomic species within the family Falconidae – the barred forest falcon.


Nisaetus nipalensis

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the mountain hawk-eagle.


Milvago chimango

A taxonomic species within the family Falconidae – the chimango caracara.


Spizaetus melanoleucus

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the black-and-white hawk-eagle.


Ibycter americanus

A taxonomic species within the family Falconidae – the red-throated caracara.


Spizaetus tyrannus

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the black hawk-eagle.


Nisaetus floris

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – Flores hawk-eagle.


Phalcoboenus albogularis

A taxonomic species within the family Falconidae – the white-throated caracara.


Lophaetus occipitalis

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the long-crested eagle.


Falco columbarius

A taxonomic species within the family Falconidae – merlin or pigeon hawk, of much of the northern hemisphere.


Phalcoboenus australis

A taxonomic species within the family Falconidae – the striated caracara.


Stephanoaetus coronatus

African crowned eagle
African crowned eagle

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the African crowned eagle.


Microhierax caerulescens

A taxonomic species within the family Falconidae – the collared falconet.


Caracara cheriway

A taxonomic species within the family Falconidae – the northern crested caracara.


Nisaetus pinskeri

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – Pinsker's hawk-eagle.


Geronticus eremita

A taxonomic species within the family Threskiornithidae – the northern bald ibis.


Herpetotheres cachinnans

A taxonomic species within the family Falconidae – the laughing falcon or snake hawk.


Falco subbuteo

A taxonomic species within the family Falconidae – Eurasian hobby.


Micrastur semitorquatus

A taxonomic species within the family Falconidae – the collared forest falcon.


Caracara plancus

southern crested caracara
southern crested caracara

A taxonomic species within the family Falconidae – the southern crested caracara.


Polihierax semitorquatus

A taxonomic species within the family Falconidae – the pygmy falcon or African pygmy falcon.


Falco rupicolus

A taxonomic species within the family Falconidae – the rock kestrel.


Microhierax fringillarius

A taxonomic species within the family Falconidae – the black-thighed falconet.


Polihierax insignis

A taxonomic species within the family Falconidae – the white-rumped falcon.


Micrastur mirandollei

A taxonomic species within the family Falconidae – the slaty-backed forest falcon.


Falco amurensis

A taxonomic species within the family Falconidae – the Amur falcon.


Falco rufigularis

A taxonomic species within the family Falconidae – the bat falcon.


Milvago chimachima

A taxonomic species within the family Falconidae – the yellow-headed caracara.


Micrastur mintoni

A taxonomic species within the family Falconidae – the cryptic forest falcon.


Falco berigora

The specific epithet is from a native Australian language, possibly *biraagaarra in a Sydney language, a possible cognate of Yuwaalayaay dialect of Gamilaraay biyaagaarr (“brown falcon”)

A taxonomic species within the family Falconidae – the brown falcon.


Chlamydotis undulata

A taxonomic species within the family Otididae – the houbara bustard.


Falco ardosiaceus

A taxonomic species within the family Falconidae – the grey kestrel.


Aquila audax

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the wedge-tailed eagle.


Eupodotis rueppellii

A taxonomic species within the family Otididae – Rüppell's korhaan.


Falco newtoni

A taxonomic species within the family Falconidae – the Malagasy kestrel.


Falco dickinsoni

A taxonomic species within the family Falconidae – the Dickinson's kestrel.


Otis tarda

A taxonomic species within the family Otidae – great bustard.


Microhierax latifrons

A taxonomic species within the family Falconidae – the white-fronted falconet.


Falco concolor

A taxonomic species within the family Falconidae – the sooty falcon.


Falco punctatus

A taxonomic species within the family Falconidae – the Mauritius kestrel, of the Indian Ocean.


Ardeotis arabs

A taxonomic species within the family Otididae – the Arabian bustard.


Nisaetus alboniger

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – Blyth's hawk-eagle.


Micrastur gilvicollis

A taxonomic species within the family Falconidae – the lined forest falcon.


Falco naumanni

A taxonomic species within the family Falconidae – the lesser kestrel.


Falco hypoleucos

A taxonomic species within the family Falconidae – grey falcon.


Falco chicquera

A taxonomic species within the family Falconidae – the red-necked falcon.


Falco cenchroides

A taxonomic species within the family Falconidae – the Nankeen kestrel.


Eupodotis senegalensis

A taxonomic species within the family Otididae – the white-bellied bustard.


Falco vespertinus

A taxonomic species within the family Falconidae – the red-footed falcon.


Spiziapteryx circumcincta

A taxonomic species within the family Falconidae – the spot-winged falconet.


Falco novaeseelandiae

A taxonomic species within the family Falconidae – the New Zealand falcon.


Ardea purpurea

A taxonomic species within the family Ardeidae – purple heron.


Harpyopsis novaeguineae

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – Papuan eagle.


Falco mexicanus

A taxonomic species within the family Falconidae – the prairie falcon.


Falco zoniventris

A taxonomic species within the family Falconidae – the banded kestrel.


Falco subniger

A taxonomic species within the family Falconidae – the black falcon.


Microhierax erythrogenys

A taxonomic species within the family Falconidae – the Philippine falconet.


Falco severus

A taxonomic species within the family Falconidae – the oriental hobby.


Chlamydotis macqueenii

A taxonomic species within the family Otididae – MacQueen's bustard.


Sarothrura watersi

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – slender-billed flufftail.


Falco cuvierii

A taxonomic species within the family Falconidae – African hobby.


Ardeotis kori

The specific epithet is from Tswana kgori.

A taxonomic species within the family Otididae – the kori bustard, the largest flying bird of Africa, with two subspecies, one in southern, the other in eastern Africa.


Neotis denhami

A taxonomic species within the family Otidae – the Denham's bustard.


Falco pelegrinoides

A taxonomic species within the family Falconidae – the Barbary falcon.


Micrastur plumbeus

A taxonomic species within the family Falconidae – the plumbeous forest falcon.


Falco araeus

A taxonomic species within the family Falconidae – Seychelles kestrel.


Lissotis hartlaubii

A taxonomic species within the family Otididae – the Hartlaub's bustard.


Eurypyga helias

A taxonomic species within the family Eurypygidae – the sunbittern.


Houbaropsis bengalensis

A taxonomic species within the family Otididae – the Bengal florican.


Ardeotis nigriceps

A taxonomic species within the family Otididae – the great Indian bustard.


Falco fasciinucha

A taxonomic species within the family Falconidae – the Taita falcon.


Ardeotis australis

A taxonomic species within the family Otididae – the Australian bustard.


Spizaetus isidori

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the black-and-chestnut eagle.


Falco longipennis

A taxonomic species within the family Falconidae – the Australian hobby.


Sarothrura ayresi

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – white-winged flufftail.


Sypheotides indicus

A taxonomic species within the family Otididae – the lesser florican.


Sarothrura rufa

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – red-chested flufftail.


Lophotis savilei

A taxonomic species within the family Otididae – the Savile's bustard.


Falco cherrug

A taxonomic species within the family Falconidae – saker falcon or saker.


Sarothrura pulchra

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – white-spotted flufftail.


Micrastur buckleyi

A taxonomic species within the family Falconidae – the Buckley's forest falcon.


Neotis nuba

A taxonomic species within the family Otidae – the Nubian bustard.


Eupodotis coerulescens

A taxonomic species within the family Otididae – the blue korhaan.


Afrotis afraoides

A taxonomic species within the family Otididae – the northern black korhaan.


Podica senegalensis

A taxonomic species within the family Heliornithidae – the African finfoot.


Monias benschi

A taxonomic species within the family Mesitornithidae – the subdesert mesite.


Sarothrura elegans

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – buff-spotted flufftail.


Tetrax tetrax

A taxonomic species within the family Otididae – little bustard.


Neotis ludwigii

A taxonomic species within the family Otidae – the Ludwig's bustard.


Mesitornis unicolor

A taxonomic species within the family Mesitornithidae – brown mesite.


Lissotis melanogaster

A taxonomic species within the family Otididae – the black-bellied bustard.


Sarothrura lugens

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – chestnut-headed flufftail.


Chunga burmeisteri

A taxonomic species within the family Cariamidae – the black-legged seriema.


Mesitornis variegatus

A taxonomic species within the family Mesitornithidae – the white-breasted mesite.


Rhynochetos jubatus

A taxonomic species within the family Rhynochetidae – the kagu.


Lophotis ruficrista

A taxonomic species within the family Otididae – the red-crested korhaan.


Laterallus melanophaius

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – rufous-sided crake.


Coturnicops notatus

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – speckled rail.


Falco biarmicus

A taxonomic species within the family Falconidae – the lanner falcon or lanner.


Rallina eurizonoides

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – slaty-legged crake.


Eupodotis vigorsii

A taxonomic species within the family Otididae – the karoo korhaan.


Cariama cristata

A taxonomic species within the family Cariamidae – red-legged seriema.


Canirallus kioloides

Madagascar wood rail
Madagascar wood rail

A taxonomic species within the family Sarothruridae – Madagascar wood rail, now Mentocrex kioloides.


Afrotis afra

A taxonomic species within the family Otididae – the southern black korhaan.


Accipiter meyerianus

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the Meyer's goshawk.


Neotis heuglinii

A taxonomic species within the family Otidae – the Heuglin's bustard.


Anurolimnas castaneiceps

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – the chestnut-headed crake.


Laterallus leucopyrrhus

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – red-and-white crake.


Canirallus beankaensis

A taxonomic species within the family Sarothruridae – Tsingy wood rail, now Mentocrex beankaensis.


Accipiter rufiventris

rufous-breasted sparrowhawk
rufous-breasted sparrowhawk

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – rufous-breasted sparrowhawk, of southern and eastern Africa.


Sarothrura affinis

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – striped flufftail.


Canirallus oculeus

A taxonomic species within the family Sarothruridae – grey-throated rail.


Himantornis haematopus

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – the Nkulengu rail.


Coturnicops noveboracensis

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – yellow rail.


Laterallus levraudi

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – rusty-flanked crake.


Laterallus fasciatus

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – black-banded crake.


Sarothrura boehmi

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – streaky-breasted flufftail.


Sarothrura insularis

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – Madagascar flufftail.


Rallina tricolor

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – red-necked crake.


Heliornis fulica

A taxonomic species within the family Heliornithidae – the sungrebe.


Laterallus albigularis

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – white-throated crake.


Laterallus spilonotus

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – Galápagos crake.


Micropygia schomburgkii

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – the ocellated crake.


Laterallus jamaicensis tuerosi

A taxonomic subspecies within the family Rallidae – Junin crake, Junin rail.


Rallicula leucospila

A taxonomic species within the family Sarothruridae – the white-striped forest rail.


Laterallus jamaicensis

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – black rail.


Rallina canningi

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – Andaman crake.


Laterallus xenopterus

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – rufous-faced crake.


Laterallus ruber

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – ruddy crake.


Rallicula rubra

A taxonomic species within the family Sarothruridae – the chestnut forest rail.


Rallina fasciata

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – red-legged crake.


Gallirallus insignis

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – pink-legged rail.


Rallicula mayri

A taxonomic species within the family Sarothruridae – the Mayr's forest rail.


Aquila hastata

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the Indian spotted eagle.


Gallirallus australis

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – weka.


Gallirallus sylvestris

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – Lord Howe woodhen.


Laterallus exilis

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – grey-breasted crake.


Rallicula forbesi

A taxonomic species within the family Sarothruridae – the Forbes's forest rail.


Nesoclopeus poecilopterus

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – bar-winged rail.


Gallirallus okinawae

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – Okinawa rail.


Gallirallus lafresnayanus

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – New Caledonian rail.


Gallirallus calayanensis

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – Calayan rail.


Heliopais personatus

A taxonomic species within the family Heliornithidae – the masked finfoot.


Laterallus viridis

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – russet-crowned crake.


Elanus caeruleus

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the black-winged kite.


Harpyhaliaetus solitarius

Buteogallus solitarius
Wikispecies:Buteogallus solitarius

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – montane solitary eagle; synonym of Buteogallus solitarius.


Gallirallus torquatus

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – barred rail.


Rallus longirostris

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – clapper rail.


Gallirallus striatus

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – slaty-breasted rail.


Rallus limicola

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – Virginia rail.


Rallus elegans

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – king rail.


Rallus aquaticus

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – water rail.


Aramides wolfi

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – brown wood rail.


Rallus antarcticus

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – austral rail.


Rallus semiplumbeus

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – Bogota rail.


Lewinia pectoralis

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – Lewin's rail.


Rallus aequatorialis

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – Ecuadorian rail.


Rallus indicus

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – brown-cheeked rail.


Amaurornis olivieri

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – Sakalava rail.


Amaurolimnas concolor

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – uniform crake, found from Mexico through much of tropical South America.


Crex crex

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – corn crake.


Eupodotis humilis

A taxonomic species within the family Otididae – the little brown bustard.


Atlantisia rogersi

Inaccessible Island rail
Inaccessible Island rail

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – the Inaccessible Island rail, a flightless rail of a single island in the Tristan archipelago in the South Atlantic.


Crex egregia

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – African crake.


Gymnocrex talaudensis

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – Talaud rail.


Rougetius rougetii

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – Rouget's rail.


Aramides mangle

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – little wood rail.


Rallus madagascariensis

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – Madagascar rail.


Aramides saracura

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – slaty-breasted wood rail.


Amaurornis isabellina

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – Isabelline bush-hen.


Dryolimnas cuvieri

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – white-throated rail.


Aramides calopterus

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – red-winged wood rail.


Porzana porzana

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – spotted crake, breeding and resident in western Eurasia.


Aramides cajanea

grey-necked wood rail
grey-necked wood rail

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – grey-necked wood rail.


Aramidopsis plateni

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – snoring rail, a flightless bird of Indonesia.


Porzana pusilla

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – Baillon's crake, now Zapornia pusilla.


Porzana fluminea

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – Australian crake.


Lewinia mirifica

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – brown-banded rail.


Amaurornis flavirostra

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – black crake, breeding in sub-Saharan Africa.


Amaurornis magnirostris

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – Talaud bush-hen.


Gymnocrex plumbeiventris

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – bare-eyed rail.


Aramides axillaris

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – rufous-necked wood rail.


Aramides ypecaha

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – giant wood rail.


Amaurornis phoenicurus

white-breasted waterhen
white-breasted waterhen

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – white-breasted waterhen, found in tropical Asia from Pakistan to Indonesia.


Amaurornis olivacea

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – plain bush-hen.


Amaurornis akool

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – brown crake.


Zapornia bicolor

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – black-tailed crake.


Amaurornis moluccana

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – pale-vented bush-hen.


Porzana carolina

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – sora, a crake of the eastern US.


Gallirallus owstoni

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – Guam rail.


Porzana spiloptera

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – dot-winged crake.


Porzana parva

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – little crake.


Porzana fusca

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – ruddy-breasted crake.


Elanus scriptus

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the letter-winged kite.


Pardirallus maculatus

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – spotted rail.


Porzana albicollis

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – ash-throated crake, now Mustellirallus albicollis.


Porzana cinerea

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – white-browed crake.


Porzana tabuensis

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – spotless crake, now usually Zapornia tabuensis.


Pardirallus nigricans

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – blackish rail.


Cyanolimnas cerverai

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – the Zapata rail.


Dryolimnas

A taxonomic genus within the family Rallidae – the †Reunion rail, extinct since the 17th century, and the white-throated rail.


Neocrex colombiana

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – Colombian crake.


Porzana paykullii

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – band-bellied crake.


Balearica

A taxonomic genus within the family Gruidae – crowned crane.


Aenigmatolimnas marginalis

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – the striped crake.


Neocrex erythrops

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – paint-billed crake.


Porzana flaviventer

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – yellow-breasted crake.


Gallinula melanops

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – the spot-flanked gallinule.


Porphyrio porphyrio

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – purple swamphen.


Porphyrio hochstetteri

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – the South Island takahe, native to New Zealand, the largest living member of the Rallidae.


Fulica americana

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – American coot.


Tribonyx mortierii

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – Tasmanian nativehen.


Gallicrex cinerea

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – watercock.


Porzana atra

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – red-eyed crake.


Aquila heliaca

eastern imperial eagle
eastern imperial eagle

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the eastern imperial eagle.


Porphyrio alleni

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – Allen's gallinule.


Balearica pavonina

A taxonomic species within the family Gruidae – the black crowned crane.


Pardirallus sanguinolentus

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – plumbeous rail.


Cathartes aura

A taxonomic species within the family Cathartidae – turkey vulture.


Gallinula galeata

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – common gallinule.


Gallinula comeri

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – Gough moorhen.


Gallinula silvestris

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – Makira woodhen.


Gallinula tenebrosa

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – dusky moorhen.


Eulabeornis castaneoventris

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – the chestnut rail.


Porphyrio flavirostris

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – azure gallinule.


Nisaetus bartelsi

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the Javan hawk-eagle.


Fulica caribaea

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – Caribbean coot.


Cursorius

A taxonomic genus within the family Glareolidae – certain coursers.


Fulica cristata

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – red-knobbed coot.


Gallinula angulata

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – lesser moorhen.


Gallinula chloropus

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – common moorhen.


Porphyrio martinicus

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – purple gallinule.


Fulica gigantea

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – giant coot, of the Altiplano in South America.


Psophia crepitans

grey-winged trumpeter
grey-winged trumpeter

A taxonomic species within the family Psophiidae – the grey-winged trumpeter.


Grus vipio

A taxonomic species within the family Gruidae – the white-naped crane, now Antigone vipio.


Fulica rufifrons

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – red-fronted coot.


Fulica ardesiaca

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – Andean coot.


Fulica atra

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – Eurasian coot.


Grus paradisea

A taxonomic species within the family Gruidae – the blue crane, of southern Africa.


Turnicidae

A taxonomic family within the order Charadriiformes – the buttonquail.


Falco deiroleucus

A taxonomic species within the family Falconidae – the orange-breasted falcon.


Fulica cornuta

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – horned coot.


Grus rubicunda

A taxonomic species within the family Gruidae – brolga or Australian crane, now often Antigone rubicunda, of eastern Australia and New Guinea.


Burhinus oedicnemus

Eurasian stone-curlew
Eurasian stone-curlew

A taxonomic species within the family Burhinidae – the Eurasian stone-curlew.


Fulica alai

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – Hawaiian coot.


Balearica regulorum

A taxonomic species within the family Gruidae – the grey crowned crane.


Tribonyx ventralis

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – black-tailed nativehen.


Psophia viridis

A taxonomic species within the family Psophiidae – the dark-winged trumpeter.


Burhinus capensis

Burhinus vermiculatus (canonical masculine)

A taxonomic species within the family Burhinidae – the spotted thick-knee.


Fulica armillata

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – red-gartered coot.


Gallirallus rovianae

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – Roviana rail.


Psophia leucoptera

A taxonomic species within the family Psophiidae – the pale-winged trumpeter.


Turnix nanus

A taxonomic species within the family Turnicidae – the black-rumped buttonquail.


Grus canadensis

A taxonomic species within the family Gruidae – sandhill crane, now Antigone canadensis.


Turnix ocellatus

A taxonomic species within the family Turnicidae – the spotted buttonquail.


Grus monacha

A taxonomic species within the family Gruidae – the hooded crane.


Burhinus indicus

A taxonomic species within the family Burhinidae – the Indian stone-curlew.


Habroptila wallacii

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – invisible rail.


Grus nigricollis

A taxonomic species within the family Gruidae – the black-necked crane.


Turnix velox

A taxonomic species within the family Turnicidae – the little buttonquail.


Turnix sylvaticus

A taxonomic species within the family Turnicidae – common buttonquail, found from Spain to Indonesia.


Grus carunculata

A taxonomic species within the family Gruidae – the wattled crane.


Himantopus mexicanus

A taxonomic species within the family Recurvirostridae – the black-necked stilt.


Turnix everetti

A taxonomic species within the family Turnicidae – the Sumba buttonquail.


Aramus guarauna

A taxonomic species within the family Aramidae – the limpkin.


Turnix suscitator

A taxonomic species within the family Turnicidae – the barred buttonquail.


Grus americana

A taxonomic species within the family Gruidae – the whooping crane.


Falco tinnunculus

A taxonomic species within the family Falconidae – common kestrel, widely distributed in the Old World, especially in Europe.


Burhinus grallarius

A taxonomic species within the family Burhinidae – the bush stone-curlew, of Australia.


Chionis minor

A taxonomic species within the family Chionidae – the black-faced sheathbill.


Burhinus superciliaris

A taxonomic species within the family Burhinidae – the Peruvian thick-knee.


Turnix nigricollis

A taxonomic species within the family Turnicidae – the Madagascar buttonquail.


Chionis alba

A taxonomic species within the family Chionidae – snowy sheathbill.


Ortyxelos meiffrenii

A taxonomic species within the family Turnicidae – quail-plover.


Grus leucogeranus

A taxonomic species within the family Gruidae – the Siberian crane.


Turnix olivii

A taxonomic species within the family Turnicidae – the buff-breasted buttonquail.


Microhierax melanoleucos

A taxonomic species within the family Falconidae – the pied falconet.


Burhinus senegalensis

A taxonomic species within the family Burhinidae – the Senegal thick-knee.


Grus virgo

A taxonomic species within the family Gruidae – the demoiselle crane.


Turnix hottentottus

A taxonomic species within the family Turnicidae – the Hottentot buttonquail.


Burhinus bistriatus

A taxonomic species within the family Burhinidae – the double-striped thick-knee.


Haematopus chathamensis

A taxonomic species within the family Haematopodidae – the Chatham oystercatcher.


Turnix worcesteri

A taxonomic species within the family Turnicidae – the Worcester's buttonquail.


Grus japonensis

A taxonomic species within the family Gruidae – red-crowned crane.


Burhinus vermiculatus

A taxonomic species within the family Burhinidae – the water thick-knee.


Turnix maculosus

A taxonomic species within the family Turnicidae – the red-backed buttonquail.


Recurvirostra avosetta

A taxonomic species within the family Recurvirostridae – pied avocet.


Haematopus ater

A taxonomic species within the family Haematopodidae – the blackish oystercatcher.


Himantopus himantopus

A taxonomic species within the family Recurvirostridae – black-winged stilt.


Haematopus finschi

A taxonomic species within the family Haematopodidae – the South Island oystercatcher.


Turnix pyrrhothorax

A taxonomic species within the family Turnicidae – the red-chested buttonquail.


Haematopus palliatus

A taxonomic species within the family Haematopodidae – the American oystercatcher.


Haematopus leucopodus

A taxonomic species within the family Haematopodidae – the Magellanic oystercatcher.


Lophotriorchis kienerii

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the rufous-bellied hawk-eagle.


Haematopus moquini

A taxonomic species within the family Haematopodidae – the African oystercatcher.


Haematopus ostralegus

A taxonomic species within the family Haematopodidae – the Eurasian oystercatcher.


Vanellus duvaucelii

A taxonomic species within the family Charadriidae – the river lapwing.


Pluvianellus socialis

A taxonomic species within the family Pluvianellidae – the Magellanic plover.


Lophotis gindiana

A taxonomic species within the family Otididae – the buff-crested bustard.


Pluvialis apricaria

Eurasian golden plover
Eurasian golden plover

A taxonomic species within the family Charadriidae – Eurasian golden plover.


Haematopus unicolor

A taxonomic species within the family Haematopodidae – the variable oystercatcher.


Esacus magnirostris

A taxonomic species within the family Burhinidae – the beach stone-curlew.


Vanellus armatus

A taxonomic species within the family Charadriidae – blacksmith lapwing.


Vanellus coronatus

A taxonomic species within the family Charadriidae – the crowned lapwing.


Haematopus longirostris

A taxonomic species within the family Haematopodidae – the pied oystercatcher.


Turnix melanogaster

A taxonomic species within the family Turnicidae – the black-breasted buttonquail.


Recurvirostra andina

A taxonomic species within the family Recurvirostridae – the Andean avocet.


Vanellus superciliosus

A taxonomic species within the family Charadriidae – the brown-chested lapwing.


Vanellus lugubris

A taxonomic species within the family Charadriidae – the Senegal lapwing.


Vanellus tectus

A taxonomic species within the family Charadriidae – black-headed lapwing.


Vanellus melanopterus

A taxonomic species within the family Charadriidae – the black-winged lapwing, titihoya.


Ibidorhyncha struthersii

A taxonomic species within the family Ibidorhynchidae – the ibisbill.


Vanellus senegallus

A taxonomic species within the family Charadriidae – the African wattled lapwing.


Himantopus novaezelandiae

A taxonomic species within the family Recurvirostridae – black stilt.


Falco femoralis

A taxonomic species within the family Falconidae – aplomado falcon, of much of South America and Mexico.


Charadrius semipalmatus

A taxonomic species within the family Charadriidae – semipalmated plover.


Himantopus melanurus

A taxonomic species within the family Recurvirostridae – the white-backed stilt.


Dromas ardeola

A taxonomic species within the family Dromadidae – crab-plover.


Vanellus melanocephalus

spot-breasted lapwing
spot-breasted lapwing

A taxonomic species within the family Charadriidae – the spot-breasted lapwing.


Recurvirostra americana

A taxonomic species within the family Recurvirostridae – the American avocet.


Vanellus cinereus

A taxonomic species within the family Charadriidae – the grey-headed lapwing.


Vanellus indicus

A taxonomic species within the family Charadriidae – the red-wattled lapwing.


Pluvialis fulva

A taxonomic species within the family Charadriidae – the Pacific golden plover.


Vanellus tricolor

A taxonomic species within the family Charadriidae – the banded lapwing.


Grus antigone

From Latin grus (“crane”) + Latin Antigonē, from Ancient Greek Ἀντιγόνη (Antigónē, “daughter of Oedipus in Greek legend”).

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Aquatic birds of various kinds are very numerous, such as geese, darters (Flotus melanogaster), scissor-bills (Rhynchops nigra), adjutants (Leptoptilos argala), pelicans, cormorants, cranes (Grus antigone, in Burmese gyoja), whimbrels, plovers, and ibises.

1876, "Burmah" in the Encyclopædia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. IV, p. 552

A taxonomic species within the family Gruidae – sarus crane, now Antigone antigone.


Charadrius melodus

A taxonomic species within the family Charadriidae – the piping plover.


Anarhynchus frontalis

A taxonomic species within the family Charadriidae – wrybill.


Vanellus crassirostris

A taxonomic species within the family Charadriidae – the long-toed lapwing.


Vanellus miles

A taxonomic species within the family Charadriidae – the masked lapwing.


Vanellus macropterus

A taxonomic species within the family Charadriidae – the Javan lapwing.


Gymnocrex rosenbergii

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – blue-faced rail.


Vanellus resplendens

A taxonomic species within the family Charadriidae – the Andean lapwing.


Pluvialis squatarola

A taxonomic species within the family Charadriidae – grey plover.


Recurvirostra novaehollandiae

A taxonomic species within the family Recurvirostridae – the red-necked avocet.


Charadrius dubius

little ringed plover
little ringed plover

A taxonomic species within the family Charadriidae – the little ringed plover.


Charadrius obscurus

A taxonomic species within the family Charadriidae – the New Zealand plover.


Vanellus chilensis

A taxonomic species within the family Charadriidae – the southern lapwing.


Turnix varius

A taxonomic species within the family Turnicidae – the painted buttonquail.


Vanellus gregarius

A taxonomic species within the family Charadriidae – the sociable lapwing.


Charadrius pallidus

A taxonomic species within the family Charadriidae – the chestnut-banded plover.


Charadrius forbesi

A taxonomic species within the family Charadriidae – the Forbes's plover.


Charadrius collaris

A taxonomic species within the family Charadriidae – the collared plover.


Peltohyas australis

A taxonomic species within the family Charadriidae – the inland dotterel, formerly Charadrius australis.


Vanellus leucurus

white-tailed lapwing
white-tailed lapwing

A taxonomic species within the family Charadriidae – the white-tailed lapwing.


Himantopus leucocephalus

A taxonomic species within the family Recurvirostridae – the white-headed stilt.


Vanellus malabaricus

A taxonomic species within the family Charadriidae – the yellow-wattled lapwing.


Vanellus spinosus

A taxonomic species within the family Charadriidae – the spur-winged lapwing.


Charadrius peronii

A taxonomic species within the family Charadriidae – the Malaysian plover.


Haematopus bachmani

A taxonomic species within the family Haematopodidae – the black oystercatcher.


Charadrius pecuarius

A taxonomic species within the family Charadriidae – the Kittlitz's plover.


Charadrius morinellus

A taxonomic species within the family Charadriidae – Eurasian dotterel.


Charadrius wilsonia

A taxonomic species within the family Charadriidae – Wilson's plover.


Erythrogonys cinctus

A taxonomic species within the family Charadriidae – the red-kneed dotterel.


Cladorhynchus leucocephalus

A taxonomic species within the family Recurvirostridae – the banded stilt.


Charadrius alticola

A taxonomic species within the family Charadriidae – the Puna plover.


Charadrius thoracicus

A taxonomic species within the family Charadriidae – the Madagascar plover.


Charadrius sanctaehelenae

Charadrius sanctahelenae (canonical masculine)

A taxonomic species within the family Charadriidae – the St. Helena plover.


Charadrius alexandrinus

A taxonomic species within the family Charadriidae – the Kentish plover.


Rostratula australis

Australian painted snipe
Australian painted snipe

A taxonomic species within the family Rostratulidae – the Australian painted snipe.


Falco eleonorae

A taxonomic species within the family Falconidae – Eleonora's falcon.


Charadrius falklandicus

A taxonomic species within the family Charadriidae – the two-banded plover.


Charadrius veredus

A taxonomic species within the family Charadriidae – the oriental plover.


Charadrius vociferus

A taxonomic species within the family Charadriidae – killdeer.


Charadrius asiaticus

A taxonomic species within the family Charadriidae – the Caspian plover.


Charadrius tricollaris

A taxonomic species within the family Charadriidae – the three-banded plover.


Hoploxypterus cayanus

A taxonomic species within the family Charadriidae – the pied plover, now Vanellus cayanus.


Charadrius ruficapillus

A taxonomic species within the family Charadriidae – the red-capped plover.


Charadrius nivosus

A taxonomic species within the family Charadriidae – snowy plover.


Rallus caerulescens

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – African rail.


Actophilornis albinucha

A taxonomic species within the family Jacanidae – the Madagascar jacana.


Charadrius modestus

A taxonomic species within the family Charadriidae – the rufous-chested plover.


Thinornis novaeseelandiae

A taxonomic species within the family Charadriidae – the shore dotterel.


Charadrius montanus

A taxonomic species within the family Charadriidae – the mountain plover.


Charadrius mongolus

A taxonomic species within the family Charadriidae – lesser sand plover.


Charadrius placidus

A taxonomic species within the family Charadriidae – the long-billed plover.


Gallirallus philippensis

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – buff-banded rail.


Thinornis rubricollis

A taxonomic species within the family Charadriidae – hooded dotterel, now Thinornis cucullatus.


Charadrius leschenaultii

A taxonomic species within the family Charadriidae – the greater sand plover.


Actophilornis africanus

A taxonomic species within the family Jacanidae – the African jacana.


Attagis gayi

A taxonomic species within the family Thinocoridae – rufous-bellied seedsnipe.


Rostratula benghalensis

A taxonomic species within the family Rostratulidae – the greater painted snipe.


Pluvianus aegyptius

A taxonomic species within the family Glareolidae – the Egyptian plover.


Rallus wetmorei

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – plain-flanked rail.


Irediparra gallinacea

A taxonomic species within the family Jacanidae – the comb-crested jacana.


Elseyornis melanops

A taxonomic species within the family Charadriidae – the black-fronted dotterel.


Nycticryphes semicollaris

A taxonomic species within the family Rostratulidae – the South American painted snipe.


Metopidius indicus

bronze-winged jacana
bronze-winged jacana

A taxonomic species within the family Jacanidae – bronze-winged jacana.


Jacana jacana

A taxonomic species within the family Jacanidae – the wattled jacana.


Charadrius bicinctus

A taxonomic species within the family Charadriidae – the double-banded plover.


Pedionomus torquatus

A taxonomic species within the family Pedionomidae – the plains-wanderer.


Scolopax rosenbergii

A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae – the New Guinea woodcock.


Scolopax rusticola

A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae – Eurasian woodcock.


Lymnocryptes minimus

A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae – the jacksnipe.


Attagis malouinus

A taxonomic species within the family Thinocoridae – the white-bellied seedsnipe.


Fregata minor

Literally "lesser frigate". Originally named Pelecanus minor, "the lesser pelican"; when it was moved to Fregata as the greater frigatebird, the name minor had to be retained; the lesser frigatebird is Fregata ariel.

A taxonomic species within the family Fregatidae – the great frigatebird.


Charadrius javanicus

A taxonomic species within the family Charadriidae – the Javan plover.


Thinocorus rumicivorus

A taxonomic species within the family Thinocoridae – the least seedsnipe.


Thinocorus orbignyianus

A taxonomic species within the family Thinocoridae – the grey-breasted seedsnipe.


Microparra capensis

A taxonomic species within the family Jacanidae – the lesser jacana.


Numenius minutus

A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae – little curlew.


Phegornis mitchellii

A taxonomic species within the family Charadriidae – the diademed plover.


Scolopax saturata

A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae – the Javan woodcock.


Gallinago stricklandii

A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae – the Fuegian snipe.


Gallinago gallinago

A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae – common snipe.


Scolopax rochussenii

Scolopax rochusenii (canonical feminine)

A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae – the Moluccan woodcock.


Limnodromus scolopaceus

long-billed dowitcher
long-billed dowitcher

A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae – long-billed dowitcher.


Gallinago media

A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae – great snipe.


Gallinago nemoricola

A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae – the wood snipe.


Gallinago hardwickii

A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae – the Latham's snipe.


Scolopax mira

A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae – the Amami woodcock.


Tringa stagnatilis

A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae – marsh sandpiper.


Gallinago nigripennis

A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae – the African snipe.


Numenius tenuirostris

slender-billed curlew
slender-billed curlew

A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae – slender-billed curlew.


Jacana spinosa

A taxonomic species within the family Jacanidae – the northern jacana.


Tringa totanus

A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae – common redshank.


Gallinago stenura

A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae – the pin-tailed snipe.


Xenus cinereus

A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae – the Terek sandpiper.


Tringa nebularia

A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae – common greenshank.


Coenocorypha aucklandica

A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae – the subantarctic snipe.


Coenocorypha iredalei

†Coenocorypha iredalei (canonical feminine)

A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae – South Island snipe.


Gallinago andina

A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae – the Puna snipe.


Numenius arquata

A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae – the Eurasian curlew.


Tringa brevipes

A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae – grey-tailed tattler (Heteroscelus brevipes).


Gallinago delicata

A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae – the Wilson's snipe.


Phalcoboenus carunculatus

A taxonomic species within the family Falconidae – the carunculated caracara.


Gallinago jamesoni

A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae – the Andean snipe.


Gallinago undulata

A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae – the giant snipe.


Gallinago macrodactyla

A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae – the Madagascar snipe.


Coenocorypha pusilla

A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae – the Chatham snipe.


Numenius borealis

A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae – Eskimo curlew.


Actitis hypoleucos

A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae – common sandpiper.


Limnodromus semipalmatus

A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae – the Asian dowitcher.


Gallinago nobilis

A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae – the noble snipe.


Gallinago solitaria

A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae – the solitary snipe.


Limosa haemastica

A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae – the Hudsonian godwit.


Scolopax minor

A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae – the American woodcock.


Tringa erythropus

A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae – the spotted redshank.


Tringa solitaria

A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae – solitary sandpiper.


Actitis macularius

A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae – the spotted sandpiper.


Aphriza virgata

A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae – the surfbird.


Limosa limosa

A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae – the black-tailed godwit.


Calidris pusilla

semipalmated sandpiper
semipalmated sandpiper

A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae – semipalmated sandpiper.


Calidris mauri

A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae – western sandpiper.


Limosa lapponica

A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae – the bar-tailed godwit.


Limosa fedoa

A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae – marbled godwit.


Calidris subminuta

A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae – long-toed stint.


Numenius madagascariensis

A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae – far eastern curlew, found in east Asia and Australasia.


Numenius tahitiensis

A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae – bristle-thighed curlew.


Scolopax bukidnonensis

A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae – the Bukidnon woodcock.


Numenius americanus

A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae – long-billed curlew.


Arenaria melanocephala

A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae – black turnstone, of the Pacific coast of North America.


Tringa semipalmata

A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae – the willet.


Tringa glareola

A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae – the wood sandpiper.


Limnodromus griseus

short-billed dowitcher
short-billed dowitcher

A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae – short-billed dowitcher.


Calidris bairdii

A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae – Baird's sandpiper.


Calidris tenuirostris

A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae – the great knot.


Tringa flavipes

A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae – the lesser yellowlegs.


Calidris minuta

A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae – little stint.


Calidris canutus

After Canute, a king of Denmark, England, Norway, and parts of Sweden, said to have enjoyed red knot as a delicacy.

A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae – red knot.


Bartramia longicauda

A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae – upland sandpiper.


Limicola falcinellus

broad-billed sandpiper
broad-billed sandpiper

A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae – broad-billed sandpiper.


Calidris acuminata

sharp-tailed sandpiper
sharp-tailed sandpiper

A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae – sharp-tailed sandpiper.


Calidris melanotos

A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae – the pectoral sandpiper.


Gallinago imperialis

A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae – the imperial snipe.


Numenius phaeopus

A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae – Eurasian whimbrel, common whimbrel, or white-rumped whimbrel.


Calidris fuscicollis

white-rumped sandpiper
white-rumped sandpiper

A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae – white-rumped sandpiper.


Phalaropus lobatus

red-necked phalarope
red-necked phalarope

A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae – red-necked phalarope.


Rhinoptilus cinctus

three-banded courser
three-banded courser

A taxonomic species within the family Glareolidae – three-banded courser.


Calidris subruficollis

buff-breasted sandpiper
buff-breasted sandpiper

A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae – buff-breasted sandpiper.


Tringa melanoleuca

A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae – the greater yellowlegs.


Calidris ferruginea

A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae – the curlew sandpiper, which breeds in Arctic Siberia and migrates widely.


Calidris himantopus

A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae – stilt sandpiper.


Calidris alpina

A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae – dunlin.


Calidris alba

A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae – sanderling.


Aechmorhynchus parvirostris

Prosobonia parvirostris
Wikispecies:Prosobonia parvirostris

A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae – Synonym of Prosobonia parvirostris, the Tuamotu sandpiper.


Calidris minutilla

A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae – least sandpiper.


Coenocorypha huegeli

A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae – the Snares snipe.


Cursorius rufus

A taxonomic species within the family Glareolidae – the Burchell's courser.


Philomachus pugnax

A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae – the ruff.


Cursorius temminckii

A taxonomic species within the family Glareolidae – the Temminck's courser.


Calidris ruficollis

A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae – red-necked stint.


Phalaropus tricolor

A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae – Wilson's phalarope.


Prosobonia leucoptera

A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae – the Tahiti sandpiper.


Glareola pratincola

A taxonomic species within the family Glareolidae – collared pratincole.


Calidris maritima

A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae – the purple sandpiper.


Tringa ochropus

A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae – green sandpiper.


Eurynorhynchus pygmeus

A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae – the spoon-billed sandpiper.


Stiltia isabella

Australian pratincole
Australian pratincole

A taxonomic species within the family Glareolidae – Australian pratincole.


Tringa incana

A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae – the wandering tattler.


Phalaropus fulicarius

A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae – the red phalarope.


Hydrophasianus chirurgus

pheasant-tailed jacana
pheasant-tailed jacana

A taxonomic species within the family Jacanidae – the pheasant-tailed jacana.


Glareola nordmanni

black-winged pratincole
black-winged pratincole

A taxonomic species within the family Glareolidae – black-winged pratincole.


Glareola maldivarum

A taxonomic species within the family Glareolidae – oriental pratincole, ranging from Asia south of the Himalayas to Austronesia.


Calidris ptilocnemis

A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae – the rock sandpiper.


Anous stolidus

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Anous stolidus.

A taxonomic species within the family Sternidae – the brown noddy.


Cursorius somalensis

A taxonomic species within the family Glareolidae – the Somali courser.


Leucophaeus pipixcan

A taxonomic species within the family Laridae – Franklin's gull.


Rhinoptilus bitorquatus

A taxonomic species within the family Glareolidae – the Jerdon's courser.


Gygis alba

A taxonomic species within the family Sternidae – white tern of tropical oceans.


Glareola nuchalis

A taxonomic species within the family Glareolidae – the rock pratincole.


Glareola ocularis

A taxonomic species within the family Glareolidae – the Madagascar pratincole.


Fulica leucoptera

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – white-winged coot.


Chroicocephalus philadelphia

A taxonomic species within the family Laridae – Bonaparte's gull.


Rhinoptilus chalcopterus

A taxonomic species within the family Glareolidae – the bronze-winged courser.


Glareola lactea

A taxonomic species within the family Glareolidae – the small pratincole.


Cursorius cursor

cream-colored courser
cream-colored courser

A taxonomic species within the family Glareolidae – the cream-colored courser.


Xema sabini

A taxonomic species within the family Laridae – Sabine's gull.


Rynchops niger

A taxonomic species within the family Rynchopidae – the black skimmer.


Leucophaeus atricilla

A taxonomic species within the family Laridae – the laughing gull.


Rynchops flavirostris

A taxonomic species within the family Rynchopidae – African skimmer.


Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae

A taxonomic species within the family Laridae – the silver gull.


Pagophila eburnea

A taxonomic species within the family Laridae – ivory gull.


Chroicocephalus scopulinus

A taxonomic species within the family Laridae – the red-billed gull.


Chroicocephalus genei

A taxonomic species within the family Laridae – slender-billed gull.


Procelsterna cerulea

A taxonomic species within the family Sternidae – the blue noddy.


Anous minutus

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Anous minutus.

A taxonomic species within the family Sternidae – the black noddy.


Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus

A taxonomic species within the family Laridae – white-eyed gull.


Cursorius coromandelicus

A taxonomic species within the family Glareolidae – the Indian courser.


Larus heermanni

A taxonomic species within the family Laridae – Heermann's gull.


Anous tenuirostris

A taxonomic species within the family Sternidae – the lesser noddy.


Glareola cinerea

A taxonomic species within the family Glareolidae – the grey pratincole.


Larus delawarensis

A taxonomic species within the family Laridae – the ring-billed gull, of temperate North America.


Hydroprogne caspia

A taxonomic species within the family Sternidae – the Caspian tern.


Rissa tridactyla

black-legged kittiwake
black-legged kittiwake

A taxonomic species within the family Laridae – black-legged kittiwake.


Tringa guttifer

A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae – the Nordmann's greenshank.


Hydrocoloeus minutus

A taxonomic species within the family Laridae – the little gull.


Chroicocephalus saundersi

A taxonomic species within the family Laridae – the Saunders's gull.


Gelochelidon nilotica

A taxonomic species within the family Sternidae – gull-billed tern.


Larus argentatus

European herring gull
European herring gull

A taxonomic species within the family Laridae – European herring gull.


Larus pacificus

A taxonomic species within the family Laridae – the Pacific gull.


Ichthyaetus melanocephalus

A taxonomic species within the family Laridae – Mediterranean gull.


Larus belcheri

A taxonomic species within the family Laridae – the Belcher's gull.


Larus marinus

great black-backed gull
great black-backed gull

A taxonomic species within the family Laridae – great black-backed gull.


Leucophaeus modestus

A taxonomic species within the family Laridae – the grey gull.


Creagrus furcatus

A taxonomic species within the family Laridae – the swallow-tailed gull.


Rissa brevirostris

A taxonomic species within the family Laridae – the red-legged kittiwake.


Chroicocephalus serranus

A taxonomic species within the family Laridae – the Andean gull.


Ichthyaetus relictus

A taxonomic species within the family Laridae – the relict gull.


Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus

A taxonomic species within the family Laridae – Pallas's gull.


Larus dominicanus

Those of the Dominican order of Catholic priests wear black and white robes.

A taxonomic species within the family Laridae – kelp gull, of the coasts of the Southern Ocean and coasts as far north as Ecuador.


Thalasseus maximus

A taxonomic species within the family Sternidae – the royal tern.


Larus michahellis

A taxonomic species within the family Laridae – the yellow-legged gull.


Larus schistisagus

A taxonomic species within the family Laridae – slaty-backed gull.


Chroicocephalus maculipennis

A taxonomic species within the family Laridae – the brown-hooded gull.


Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus

A taxonomic species within the family Laridae – the brown-headed gull.


Larus occidentalis

A taxonomic species within the family Laridae – the western gull.


Sternula albifrons

A taxonomic species within the family Laridae – little tern.


Thalasseus bergii

greater crested tern
greater crested tern

A taxonomic species within the family Sternidae – greater crested tern.


Larus glaucoides

A taxonomic species within the family Laridae – Iceland gull.


Larus cachinnans

A taxonomic species within the family Laridae – Caspian gull.


Larus livens

A taxonomic species within the family Laridae – yellow-footed gull.


Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus

A taxonomic species within the family Laridae – the grey-hooded gull.


Chroicocephalus hartlaubii

A taxonomic species within the family Laridae – the Hartlaub's gull.


Leucophaeus fuliginosus

A taxonomic species within the family Laridae – the lava gull.


Rhodostethia rosea

A taxonomic species within the family Laridae – Ross's gull, of the Arctic.


Onychoprion anaethetus

A taxonomic species within the family Laridae – bridled tern.


Megacrex inepta

New Guinea flightless rail
New Guinea flightless rail

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – the New Guinea flightless rail.


Sternula nereis

A taxonomic species within the family Laridae – fairy tern, of the southwestern Pacific.


Thalasseus elegans

A taxonomic species within the family Sternidae – the elegant tern.


Larus thayeri

A taxonomic species within the family Laridae – the Thayer's gull.


Larus crassirostris

A taxonomic species within the family Laridae – the black-tailed gull.


Thalasseus bengalensis

A taxonomic species within the family Sternidae – the lesser crested tern.


Larus hyperboreus

A taxonomic species within the family Laridae – the glaucous gull.


Ichthyaetus audouinii

A taxonomic species within the family Laridae – Audouin's gull, of the Mediterranean and the nearby Atlantic coast.


Larus smithsonianus

A taxonomic species within the family Laridae – the American herring gull.


Sternula balaenarum

A taxonomic species within the family Laridae – Damara tern.


Thalasseus bernsteini

A taxonomic species within the family Sternidae – the Chinese crested tern.


Ichthyaetus hemprichii

A taxonomic species within the family Laridae – the sooty gull.


Larus armenicus

A taxonomic species within the family Laridae – the Armenian gull.


Thalasseus acuflavidus

A taxonomic species within the family Sternidae – Cabot's tern.


Larus vegae

A taxonomic species within the family Laridae – the Vega gull.


Sternula saundersi

A taxonomic species within the family Laridae – the Saunders's tern.


Sternula superciliaris

A taxonomic species within the family Laridae – the yellow-billed tern.


Grus grus

A taxonomic species within the family Gruidae – the common crane or Eurasian crane.


Sternula lorata

A taxonomic species within the family Laridae – the Peruvian tern.


Sternula antillarum

A taxonomic species within the family Laridae – least tern.


Chlidonias albostriatus

A taxonomic species within the family Laridae – the black-fronted tern.


Alle alle

A taxonomic species within the family Alcidae – the little auk.


Leucophaeus scoresbii

A taxonomic species within the family Laridae – the dolphin gull.


Gypohierax angolensis

From Ancient Greek γύψ (gúps, “vulture”) and ἱέραξ (hiérax, “hawk, falcon”) + Latin angolēnsis (“Angolan”).

A taxonomic species within the family Accipitridae – the palm-nut vulture.


Chlidonias hybrida

A taxonomic species within the family Laridae – whiskered tern.


Larus glaucescens

A taxonomic species within the family Laridae – the glaucous-winged gull.


Larus canus

A taxonomic species within the family Laridae – common gull.

Larus canus kamtschatschensis Kamchatka gull


Turnix tanki

A taxonomic species within the family Turnicidae – the yellow-legged buttonquail.


Larus californicus

A taxonomic species within the family Laridae – the California gull.


Sterna hirundinacea

A taxonomic species within the family Sternidae – the South American tern.


Sterna dougallii

A taxonomic species within the family Sternidae – the roseate tern.


Onychoprion lunatus

A taxonomic species within the family Laridae – the spectacled tern.


Uria aalge

A taxonomic species within the family Alcidae – common murre, common guillemot, or thin-billed murre.


Porphyrio madagascariensis

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – African swamphen.


Sterna hirundo

A taxonomic species within the family Sternidae – common tern, that breeds in cool-temperate areas of eastern North America and most of Eurasia, but can be found worldwide on seacoasts.


Sterna paradisaea

A taxonomic species within the family Sternidae – the Arctic tern.


Sterna aurantia

A taxonomic species within the family Sternidae – the river tern.


Uria lomvia

A taxonomic species within the family Alcidae – thick-billed murre, found in the Arctic and sub-Arctic.


Sterna repressa

A taxonomic species within the family Sternidae – the white-cheeked tern.


Larosterna inca

A taxonomic species within the family Sternidae – the Inca tern.


Stercorarius skua

A taxonomic species within the family Stercorariidae – great skua.


Sterna sumatrana

A taxonomic species within the family Sternidae – the black-naped tern.


Stercorarius pomarinus

A taxonomic species within the family Stercorariidae – the pomarine skua.


Sterna trudeaui

A taxonomic species within the family Sternidae – the snowy-crowned tern.


Sterna striata

A taxonomic species within the family Sternidae – the white-fronted tern.


Fratercula arctica

A taxonomic species within the family Alcidae – Atlantic puffin.


Onychoprion fuscatus

A taxonomic species within the family Laridae – the sooty tern.


Drepanoptila

A taxonomic genus within the family Columbidae – cloven-feathered dove.


Onychoprion aleuticus

A taxonomic species within the family Laridae – the Aleutian tern.


Brachyramphus perdix

A taxonomic species within the family Alcidae – the long-billed murrelet.


Sterna acuticauda

A taxonomic species within the family Sternidae – black-bellied tern.


Cryptophaps

A taxonomic genus within the family Columbidae – sombre pigeon.


Cepphus carbo

A taxonomic species within the family Alcidae – the spectacled guillemot.


Sterna vittata

A taxonomic species within the family Sternidae – the Antarctic tern.


Synthliboramphus hypoleucus

A taxonomic species within the family Alcidae – Xantus's murrelet.


Sterna forsteri

A taxonomic species within the family Sternidae – Forster's tern, of North America and Central America.


Pterocles orientalis

black-bellied sandgrouse
black-bellied sandgrouse

A taxonomic species within the family Pteroclididae – the black-bellied sandgrouse.


Cepphus grylle

A taxonomic species within the family Alcidae – the black guillemot.


Didunculus

A taxonomic genus within the family Columbidae – tooth-billed pigeons.


Brachyramphus marmoratus

A taxonomic species within the family Alcidae – the marbled murrelet.


Cerorhinca monocerata

A taxonomic species within the family Alcidae – the rhinoceros auklet.


Alectroenas

A taxonomic genus within the family Columbidae – the blue pigeons.


Sterna virgata

A taxonomic species within the family Sternidae – the Kerguelen tern.


Pterocles alchata

pin-tailed sandgrouse
pin-tailed sandgrouse

A taxonomic species within the family Pteroclididae – the pin-tailed sandgrouse.


Pterocles gutturalis

A taxonomic species within the family Pteroclididae – yellow-throated sandgrouse.


Haematopus fuliginosus

A taxonomic species within the family Haematopodidae – the sooty oystercatcher.


Stercorarius maccormicki

A taxonomic species within the family Stercorariidae – the south polar skua.


Stercorarius chilensis

A taxonomic species within the family Stercorariidae – the Chilean skua.


Chlidonias niger

A taxonomic species within the family Sternidae – the black tern.


Phaetusa simplex

A taxonomic species within the family Sternidae – the large-billed tern.


Reinwardtoena

A taxonomic genus within the family Columbidae.


Ptychoramphus aleuticus

A taxonomic species within the family Alcidae – Cassin's auklet.


Pterocles quadricinctus

A taxonomic species within the family Pteroclididae – the four-banded sandgrouse.


Cepphus columba

A taxonomic species within the family Alcidae – the pigeon guillemot.


Pterocles decoratus

A taxonomic species within the family Pteroclididae – the black-faced sandgrouse.


Synthliboramphus wumizusume

A taxonomic species within the family Alcidae – the Japanese murrelet.


Goura

A taxonomic genus within the family Columbidae – crowned pigeons.


Syrrhaptes paradoxus

A taxonomic species within the family Pteroclididae – Pallas's sandgrouse.


Eolophus

A taxonomic genus within the family Cacatuidae – galah or rose-breasted cockatoo.


Pterocles personatus

A taxonomic species within the family Pteroclididae – the Madagascar sandgrouse.


Chalcophaps

A taxonomic genus within the family Columbidae – emerald doves.


Aethia pygmaea

A taxonomic species within the family Alcidae – the whiskered auklet.


Pterocles senegallus

A taxonomic species within the family Pteroclididae – the spotted sandgrouse.


Aprosmictus

A taxonomic genus within the family Psittacidae.


Synthliboramphus craveri

A taxonomic species within the family Alcidae – the Craveri's murrelet.


Pterocles bicinctus

A taxonomic species within the family Pteroclididae – the double-banded sandgrouse.


Caloenas

A taxonomic genus within the family Columbidae – Nicobar pigeon.


Pterocles exustus

A taxonomic species within the family Pteroclididae – the chestnut-bellied sandgrouse.


Aethia pusilla

A taxonomic species within the family Alcidae – the least auklet.


Pterocles coronatus

A taxonomic species within the family Pteroclididae – the crowned sandgrouse.


Henicophaps

A taxonomic genus within the family Columbidae – certain bronzewing pigeons.


Probosciger

A taxonomic genus within the family Cacatuidae – palm cockatoo.


Leucosarcia

A taxonomic genus within the family Columbidae – the Wonga pigeon.


Otidiphaps

A taxonomic genus within the family Columbidae – large terrestrial pigeons of New Guinea.


Fratercula cirrhata

A taxonomic species within the family Alcidae – the tufted puffin.


Hemiphaga

A taxonomic genus within the family Columbidae – the New Zealand pigeon and the Chatham pigeon.


Brachyramphus brevirostris

A taxonomic species within the family Alcidae – Kittlitz's murrelet.


Strigopidae

A taxonomic family within the order Psittaciformes – the kakapo or owl parrot.


Pterocles indicus

A taxonomic species within the family Pteroclididae – the painted sandgrouse.


Fratercula corniculata

A taxonomic species within the family Alcidae – the horned puffin.


Pterocles namaqua

A taxonomic species within the family Pteroclididae – the Namaqua sandgrouse.


Synthliboramphus antiquus

A taxonomic species within the family Alcidae – the ancient murrelet.


Calyptorhynchus

A taxonomic genus within the family Cacatuidae – the black cockatoos.


Syrrhaptes tibetanus

A taxonomic species within the family Pteroclididae – the Tibetan sandgrouse.


Nesoenas

A taxonomic genus within the family Columbidae.


Petrophassa

A taxonomic genus within the family Columbidae – the rock pigeons.


Stercorarius antarcticus

A taxonomic species within the family Stercorariidae – the brown skua.


Arenaria interpres

A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae – the ruddy turnstone.


Phapitreron

A taxonomic genus within the family Columbidae – brown doves.


Aethia cristatella

A taxonomic species within the family Alcidae – crested auklet.


Pterocles lichtensteinii

A taxonomic species within the family Pteroclididae – the Lichtenstein's sandgrouse.


Geopelia

A taxonomic genus within the family Columbidae – small, long-tailed doves of southeast Asia and Australasia.


Macropygia

A taxonomic genus within the family Columbidae – certain cuckoo-doves of south and east Asia and Australia.


Aethia psittacula

A taxonomic species within the family Alcidae – the parakeet auklet.


Turacoena

A taxonomic genus within the family Columbidae – certain cuckoo-doves.


Lathamus

A taxonomic genus within the family Psittaculidae – swift parrot, of southeastern Australia.


Trugon

A taxonomic genus within the family Columbidae – the thick-billed ground pigeon.


Alisterus

A taxonomic genus within the family Psittacidae – the king parrots.


Eclectus

A taxonomic genus within the family Psittacidae – eclectus parrot.


Claravis

From Latin clarus (“clear”) + avis (“bird”).


Pterocles burchelli

A taxonomic species within the family Pteroclididae – the Burchell's sandgrouse.


Chlidonias leucopterus

A taxonomic species within the family Laridae – white-winged tern.


Coracopsis

A taxonomic genus within the family Psittaculidae – vasa parrots.


Neopsephotus

A taxonomic genus within the family Psittacidae – the Bourke's parrot.


Bolbopsittacus

A taxonomic genus within the family Psittaculidae – guaiaberos, of the Philippines.


Barnardius

A taxonomic genus within the family Psittacidae – the Australian ringneck parakeet.


Deroptyus

A taxonomic genus within the family Psittacidae – red-fan parrot.


Cyanopsitta

A taxonomic genus within the family Psittacidae – the Spix's macaw.


Cyanoramphus

A taxonomic genus within the family Psittaculidae – parakeets of New Zealand and southern Pacific islands.


Anodorhynchus

A taxonomic genus within the family Psittacidae – large, blue macaws, of South America.


Graydidascalus

A taxonomic genus within the family Psittacidae – the short-tailed parrot.


Cyanoliseus

A taxonomic genus within the family Psittacidae – the burrowing parrot.


Diopsittaca

A taxonomic genus within the family Psittacidae – the red-shouldered macaw.


Columbina

A taxonomic genus within the family Columbidae – certain New World ground doves.


Alipiopsitta

Alipiopsitta xanthops
Alipiopsitta xanthops#Translingual

A taxonomic genus within the family Psittacidae – a single species Alipiopsitta xanthops (yellow-faced parrot), of central and eastern Brazil.


Starnoenas

A taxonomic genus within the family Columbidae – only the blue-headed quail-dove.


Lophochroa

Major Mitchell's cockatoo
Major Mitchell's cockatoo

A taxonomic genus within the family Cacatuidae – Major Mitchell's cockatoo.


Guaruba

A taxonomic genus within the family Psittacidae – the golden parakeet.


Cacatuidae

A taxonomic family within the order Psittaciformes – cockatoos.


Enicognathus

A taxonomic genus within the family Psittacidae.


Oena

Ancient Greek οἰνάς (oinás, “a wild pigeon, probably Columba livia”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Columbidae – the Namaqua dove.


Gallicolumba

A taxonomic genus within the family Columbidae – the bleeding-hearts and ground doves.


Melopsittacus

A taxonomic genus within the family Psittaculidae – budgerigar.


Turtur

A taxonomic genus within the family Columbidae – wood doves, of sub-Saharan Africa.


Chalcopsitta

A taxonomic genus within the family Psittaculidae – several New Guinea and Solomon Islands lories.


Eunymphicus

A taxonomic genus within the family Psittaculidae – certain parrots of Oceania.


Orthopsittaca

A taxonomic genus within the family Psittacidae – the red-bellied macaw.


Polytelis

A taxonomic genus within the family Psittaculidae – certain very colorful parrots.


Leptosittaca

A taxonomic genus within the family Psittacidae – the golden-plumed parakeet.


Scolopax celebensis

A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae – the Sulawesi woodcock.


Charmosyna

A taxonomic genus within the family Psittaculidae – of forests on the island of New Guinea.


Ocyphaps

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús, “sharp, keen, shrill, swift”) + φάψ (pháps, “wild pigeon”)

Ocyphaps lophotes
Ocyphaps lophotes#Translingual

A taxonomic genus within the family Columbidae – the crested pigeon, Ocyphaps lophotes, found in most of non-tropical Australia.


Oreopsittacus

A taxonomic genus within the family Psittaculidae – plum-faced lorikeet or whiskered lorikeet.


Streptopelia

A taxonomic genus within the family Columbidae – doves, many called turtle doves and collared doves, originally from Africa and south Asia, but introduced and naturalized in many temperate regions including North America and Europe.


Columbidae

A taxonomic family within the order Columbiformes – columbids, i.e., pigeons and doves.

Alectroenas

(family): Columbinae, Didunculinae, Gourinae, Otidiphabinae, Ptilinopinae, Treroninae - subfamilies


Phaps

New Latin, from Ancient Greek φάψ (pháps, “wild pigeon”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Columbidae – bronzewing pigeons.


Brotogeris

A taxonomic genus within the family Psittacidae.


Northiella

A taxonomic genus within the family Psittaculidae – bluebonnets, of Australia.


Nannopsittaca

A taxonomic genus within the family Psittacidae – certain parrotlets.


Pezoporus

A taxonomic genus within the family Psittacidae – night parrot and certain ground parrots.


Callocephalon

A taxonomic genus within the family Cacatuidae – gang-gang cockatoo of southeastern Australia.


Ognorhynchus

A taxonomic genus within the family Psittacidae – the yellow-eared parrot.


Gymnophaps

New Latin, from Ancient Greek γυμνός (gumnós, “naked, unclad”) + φάψ (pháps, “wild pigeon”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Columbidae – the mountain pigeons.


Cacatua

A taxonomic genus within the family Cacatuidae – certain cockatoos.


Geoffroyus

Named after French biologist Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire.

named-after

A taxonomic genus within the family Psittaculidae.


Myiopsitta

A taxonomic genus within the family Psittacidae – the monk parakeet.


Phigys

A taxonomic genus within the family Psittaculidae – collared lory, now sometimes genus Vini.


Nandayus

A taxonomic genus within the family Psittacidae – the Nanday parakeet.


Charadrius hiaticula

A taxonomic species within the family Charadriidae – the common ringed plover.


Platycercus

A taxonomic genus within the family Psittaculidae – rosellas, broad-tailed parrots.


Psittaculirostris

A taxonomic genus within the family Psittaculidae – fig parrots, of Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.


Lorius

A taxonomic genus within the family Psittaculidae – certain lories.


Psephotus

A taxonomic genus within the family Psittaculidae – of Australia.

Psephotus haematonotus

red-rumped parrot, red-backed parrot, grass parrot


Hapalopsittaca

A taxonomic genus within the family Psittacidae.


Geotrygon

A taxonomic genus within the family Columbidae – the quail-doves, that are native to the New World tropics.


Pseudeos

A taxonomic genus within the family Psittaculidae – dusky lory and cardinal lory, of New Guinea and nearby islands.


Psittinus

A taxonomic genus within the family Psittacidae – the blue-rumped parrot.


Prosopeia

A taxonomic genus within the family Psittaculidae – shining parrots.


Larus atlanticus

A taxonomic species within the family Laridae – the Olrog's gull.


Stercorarius longicaudus

A taxonomic species within the family Stercorariidae – the long-tailed jaeger.


Strigops

A taxonomic genus within the family Strigopidae – the kakapo.


Pyrilia

A taxonomic genus within the family Psittacidae – short-tailed parrots of forests in the Neotropics.


Loriculus

A taxonomic genus within the family Psittaculidae – hanging parrots, of tropical southern Asia.


Poicephalus

A taxonomic genus within the family Psittacidae – parrots of the Afrotropics.


Aratinga

Aratinga acuticaudata

(genus): Aratinga solstitialis - type species; Aratinga auricapillus, Aratinga jandaya, Aratinga maculata, Aratinga weddellii - other species


Triclaria

A taxonomic genus within the family Psittacidae – the blue-bellied parrot.


Procelsterna albivitta

A taxonomic species within the family Sternidae – grey noddy.


Pionopsitta

A taxonomic genus within the family Psittacidae – the pileated parrot.


Psittacella

A taxonomic genus within the family Psittaculidae – tiger parrots, of New Guinea.


Micropsitta

A taxonomic genus within the family Psittacidae – the pygmy parrots.


Purpureicephalus

A taxonomic genus within the family Psittaculidae – red-capped parrot.


Psitteuteles

New Latin from ψίττα (psítta), from σίττη (síttē, “nuthatch (Sitta europaea”), + εὐτελής (eutelḗs, “cheap, simple; worthless; thrifty”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Psittaculidae – certain lorikeets, of northern Australia.

Psitteuteles goldiei

now often Glossoptilus goldiei, Goldie's lorikeet


Touit

A taxonomic genus within the family Psittacidae – certain parrotlets.


Psittrichas

A taxonomic genus within the family Psittacidae – the Pesquet's parrot.


Uropelia

A taxonomic genus within the family Columbidae – the long-tailed ground dove.


Rhinoptilus africanus

double-banded courser
double-banded courser

A taxonomic species within the family Glareolidae – double-banded courser.


Ptilinopus

A taxonomic genus within the family Columbidae – fruit doves.

Ptilinopus coronulatus Ptilinopus dohertyi


Trichoglossus

A taxonomic genus within the family Psittaculidae.


Ducula

New Latin, from Nepali ढुकुर [ḍhukur, “mountain imperial pigeon (Ducula badia)”]

ne-l

A taxonomic genus within the family Columbidae – imperial pigeons.


Treron

From Ancient Greek τρήρων (trḗrōn, “shy”), a frequent qualifier of the dove in Homer.

A taxonomic genus within the family Columbidae – green pigeons, of Asia and Africa.


Neopsittacus

A taxonomic genus within the family Psittaculidae – certain lorikeets, of New Guinea.


Patagioenas

Probably from Latin patagīum (“gold edging or border”) + -ēnās (declined feminine form of -īnus); coined by German botanist and ornithologist Heinrich Gottlieb Ludwig Reichenbach in 1852, probably in reference to the appearance of the collar feathers.

der

A taxonomic genus within the family Columbidae.

Heinrich Gottlieb Ludwig Reichenbach
Ludwig Reichenbach


Larus fuscus

lesser black-backed gull
lesser black-backed gull

A taxonomic species within the family Laridae – lesser black-backed gull.


Prioniturus

πριονῖτις (prionîtis, “a kind of garden tool”) + -urus

A taxonomic genus within the family Psittaculidae – racket-tails.


Cyclopsitta

A taxonomic genus within the family Psittacidae – certain of the fig parrots.


Pyrrhura

A taxonomic genus within the family Psittacidae.


Ruwenzorornis

A taxonomic genus within the family Musophagidae – Ruwenzori turaco.


Chroicocephalus ridibundus

A taxonomic species within the family Laridae – the black-headed gull.


Corythaeola

A taxonomic genus within the family Musophagidae – great blue turaco.


Arenaria

for the numerous other species see Arenaria at The Plant List

A taxonomic genus within the family Scolopacidae – turnstones, that forage for invertebrates along sea coasts worldwide, notably under small stones.

A taxonomic genus within the family Caryophyllaceae – sandworts.


Cercococcyx

A taxonomic genus within the family Cuculidae.


Falco moluccensis

A taxonomic species within the family Falconidae – the spotted kestrel.


Rhinortha

Rhinortha chlorophaea
Rhinortha chlorophaea#Translingual

A taxonomic genus within the family Cuculidae – Raffles's malkoha. (Rhinortha chlorophaea), sole extant species


Crotophaga

A taxonomic genus within the family Cuculidae – the anis, of the tropical and subtropical New World.


Opisthocomidae

A taxonomic family within the order Opisthocomiformes – the hoatzin and extinct relatives, of distant, but highly uncertain relationship to birds of other orders.


Lophostrix

A taxonomic genus within the family Strigidae – crested owl.


Daptrius ater

A taxonomic species within the family Falconidae – the black caracara.


Spilopelia

A taxonomic genus within the family Columbidae.


Micrathene

A taxonomic genus within the family Strigidae.


Urodynamis

A taxonomic genus within the family Cuculidae – the long-tailed cuckoo.


Morococcyx

A taxonomic genus within the family Cuculidae – the lesser ground cuckoo.


Surnia

A taxonomic genus within the family Strigidae – northern hawk owl, of North America.


Neomorphus

A taxonomic genus within the family Cuculidae – terrestrial cuckoos of the Neotropics.


Piaya

A taxonomic genus within the family Cuculidae – certain cuckoos.


Scotopelia

A taxonomic genus within the family Strigidae – fishing owls, of sub-Saharan Africa, may be included in genus Bubo.


Ceuthmochares

A taxonomic genus within the family Cuculidae – malkohas.


Falco alopex

A taxonomic species within the family Falconidae – the fox kestrel.


Chaetura

A taxonomic genus within the family Apodidae.


Zanclostomus

A taxonomic genus within the family Cuculidae – red-billed malkoha.


Lyncornis

A taxonomic genus within the family Caprimulgidae.


Opisthocomiformes

A taxonomic order within the class Reptilia – the hoatzin and extinct relatives.


Rhamphococcyx

A taxonomic genus within the family Cuculidae – the yellow-billed malkoha.


Aegothelidae

A taxonomic family within the order Apodiformes – owlet-nightjars.


Aegotheles

A taxonomic genus within the family Aegothelidae – owlet-nightjars, of Australia and Oceania.


Nyctibiidae

A taxonomic family within the order Caprimulgiformes – the potoos.


Microdynamis

A taxonomic genus within the family Cuculidae – the dwarf koel.


Hemiprocne

A taxonomic genus within the family Hemiprocnidae – the treeswifts.


Steatornithidae

A taxonomic family within the order Caprimulgiformes – the oilbird.


Clamator

From Latin clāmātor (“yeller, screamer”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Cuculidae.


Strigidae

A taxonomic family within the order Strigiformes – true owls.


Scythrops

From Ancient Greek σκυθρωπός (skuthrōpós, “sullen, gloomy”).

channel-billed cuckoo
channel-billed cuckoo

A taxonomic genus within the family Cuculidae – the channel-billed cuckoo.


Musophagiformes

A taxonomic order within the class Aves.

A taxonomic order within the subclass Aves.


Aeronautes

Coined from Ancient Greek ἀέρος (aéros, “air”) and ναύτης (naútēs, “sailor”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Apodidae – certain swifts.


Hemiprocnidae

A taxonomic family within the order Apodiformes – the treeswifts.


Eudynamys

A taxonomic genus within the family Cuculidae – the koels.


Surniculus

A taxonomic genus within the family Cuculidae – drongo-cuckoos.


Pulsatrix

A taxonomic genus within the family Strigidae – the spectacled owls.


Neafrapus

A taxonomic genus within the family Apodidae.


Geococcyx

Patterned after Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-, “earth”) + κόκκυξ (kókkux, “cuckoo”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Cuculidae – roadrunners.


Gallinago megala

A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae – the Swinhoe's snipe.


Dromococcyx

A taxonomic genus within the family Cuculidae – certain cuckoos.


Crinifer

From Latin crīnis (“plume”) + -fer (“bearing”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Musophagidae – plantain-eaters.


Musophaga

Musa (“genus of bananas and plantains”) + -phaga (“eater”)

suffix

A taxonomic genus within the family Musophagidae – certain turacos, sometimes included in genus Tauraco.


Musophagidae

A taxonomic family within the order Musophagiformes – turacos.

Corythaeola

(family): Corythaeolinae, Criniferinae, Musophaginae - subfamilies


Hierococcyx

A taxonomic genus within the family Cuculidae.


Taccocua

A taxonomic genus within the family Cuculidae – the sirkeer malkoha.


Pyrroglaux

A taxonomic genus within the family Strigidae – Palau owl.


Uroglaux

A taxonomic genus within the family Strigidae – Papuan hawk-owl.


Lopholaimus

A taxonomic genus within the family Columbidae – the topknot pigeon.


Opisthocomus

From Ancient Greek ὄπισθεν (ópisthen, “behind”) + κόμη (kómē, “hair”).

der

A taxonomic genus within the family Opisthocomidae – the hoatzin.


Aglaeactis

A taxonomic genus within the family Trochilidae.


Mimizuku

A taxonomic genus within the family Strigidae – giant scops owl, now Otus gurneyi, native to the Philippines.


Centropus

Centropus andamanensis. Centropus anselli


Xenoglaux

A taxonomic genus within the family Strigidae – long-whiskered owlet of Andean Peru.


Lurocalis

A taxonomic genus within the family Caprimulgidae.


Eleothreptus

A taxonomic genus within the family Caprimulgidae – certain nightjars.


Telacanthura

A taxonomic genus within the family Apodidae.


Steatornis

Ancient Greek στέαρ (stéar, “fat”)+Ancient Greek ὄρνις (órnis, “bird”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Steatornithidae – the oilbird.


Heteroglaux

A taxonomic genus within the family Strigidae – the forest owlet, of India, now part of genus Athene.


Gymnoglaux

(archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Strigidae – bare-legged owl, now in genus Margarobyas.


Nesasio

New Latin, from Ancient Greek νῆσος (nêsos, “island”) + Asio (“horned owl genus”)

A taxonomic genus within the family Strigidae – fearful owl, of Oceania.


Cypseloides

Cypselus ("former genus name for swifts") [Term?] (“former genus name for swifts”) + -oides


Phodilus

From Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs, “phos (light)”) + δειλός (deilós, “cowardly”).

uder

A taxonomic genus within the family Tytonidae – bay owls.


Podargidae

A taxonomic family within the order Podargiformes – frogmouths.


Phalaenoptilus

A taxonomic genus within the family Caprimulgidae – the common poorwill, an American nightjar.


Rigidipenna

A taxonomic genus within the family Podargidae – Rigidipenna inexpectata (Solomons frogmouth, cinnamon frogmouth, or Solomon Islands frogmouth).


Eurostopodus

A taxonomic genus within the family Caprimulgidae – eared nightjars.


Podargus

A taxonomic genus within the family Podargidae – certain frogmouths, of Austrasia.


Ninox

A taxonomic genus within the family Strigidae – hawk owls.


Aglaiocercus

A taxonomic genus within the family Trochilidae – some hummingbirds, called sylphs.


Cuculus

A taxonomic genus within the family Cuculidae.


Basilinna

A taxonomic genus within the family Trochilidae.


Corythaixoides

New Latin, from Ancient Greek κορυθάϊξ (korutháïx, “helmet-shaking”) + -oides

der

A taxonomic genus within the family Musophagidae – go-away-birds.


Macrodipteryx

A taxonomic genus within the family Caprimulgidae – certain nightjars of Africa, now included in genus Caprimulgus.

Caprimulgus vexillarius

was Macrodipteryx vexillarius, pennant-winged nightjar

Caprimulgus longipennis

was Macrodipteryx longipennis, standard-winged nightjar


Nyctiprogne

A taxonomic genus within the family Caprimulgidae – certain nightjars.


Ketupa

A taxonomic genus within the family Strigidae – fish owls, possibly to be included in genus Bubo.


Nyctiphrynus

A taxonomic genus within the family Caprimulgidae – certain Central American poorwills.


Guira

A taxonomic genus within the family Cuculidae – guira cuckoo.


Tauraco

A taxonomic genus within the family Musophagidae – green tauracos.


Amazilia

A taxonomic genus within the family Trochilidae – certain hummingbirds from the tropical Americas.


Bolborhynchus

A taxonomic genus within the family Psittacidae.


Anopetia

A taxonomic genus within the family Trochilidae – broad-tipped hermit (Anopetia gounellei), of inland eastern Brazil.


Mearnsia

A taxonomic genus within the family Apodidae.


Pseudoscops

pseudo- + Scops (“archaic genus of owls”)

prefix

A taxonomic genus within the family Strigidae – Jamaican owl.

Asio clamator sometimes included as Pseudoscops clamator


Coua

From French coua, from Malagasy koa, an onomatopoeia for its cry.

A taxonomic genus within the family Cuculidae – the couas.


Macropsalis

A taxonomic genus within the family Caprimulgidae – long-trained nightjar.


Calidris temminckii

A taxonomic species within the family Scolopacidae – Temminck's stint.


Thalasseus sandvicensis

A taxonomic species within the family Sternidae – the Sandwich tern.


Anthocephala

A taxonomic genus within the family Trochilidae.


Rynchops albicollis

A taxonomic species within the family Rynchopidae – Indian skimmer.


Adelomyia

A taxonomic genus within the family Trochilidae – a single species Adelomyia melanogenys (speckled hummingbird).


Damophila

A taxonomic genus within the family Trochilidae – renamed as genus Juliamyia.


Chordeiles

A taxonomic genus within the family Caprimulgidae – nighthawks, found from South America to the southernmost US.


Nyctibius

From Greek νυκτόβιος (nyktóvios, “nocturnal”), from Ancient Greek νύξ (núx, “night”) + βίος (bíos, “life”).

der

A taxonomic genus within the family Nyctibiidae – the potoos.


Tapera

A taxonomic genus within the family Cuculidae.


Megascops

A taxonomic genus within the family Strigidae – screech owls.


Florisuga

A taxonomic genus within the family Trochilidae – certain hummingbirds of tropical Latin America, called jacobins.


Pachycoccyx

A taxonomic genus within the family Cuculidae – the thick-billed cuckoo.


Rhaphidura

A taxonomic genus within the family Apodidae – certain spinetails (swifts).


Coturnicops exquisitus

A taxonomic species within the family Rallidae – Swinhoe's rail.


Apodidae

A taxonomic family within the order Apodiformes – swifts.

Aerodramus

Collocaliini, Chaeturini, Apodini - tribes in Apodinae


Colibri

A taxonomic genus within the family Trochilidae – the violetears.


Doryfera

New Latin, from Ancient Greek δορυφόρος (doruphóros, “lance-bearing”)


Campylopterus

Ancient Greek κᾰμπῠ́λος m (kampúlos, “bent, curved”) + -pterus (“winged”).


Androdon

From Ancient Greek ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man”) + ὀδών (odṓn, “tooth”).

A taxonomic genus within the family Trochilidae – tooth-billed hummingbird.